Faculty

Harvard Law School faculty's work is redefining international scholarship. New issues and questions arise every day: What are the different models world-wide for constitutional review, corporate governance, or local government? How do they compare, and how are they linked to the core values of the societies from which they emerge? Where does the Internet exist in legal time and space? What do treaties on international adoption have to do with child advocacy at home? How do we reconcile conflicting views on the regulation of the marketplace? The list goes on and on.

International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School does not just refer to a particular type of course. Rather it encompasses an awareness of and engagement with the world that HLS professors embody: in their research, their teaching, their backgrounds, their field work, their public service, and their collaborations with scholars around the world.

As well, each year several professors from other legal systems teach at HLS, and HLS faculty members teach or research in countries around the world, often involving Harvard law students. As affiliated faculty, distinguished scholars from other Harvard schools and programs also join us throughout the year.

The following are just a few examples of faculty efforts:

• Noah Feldman’s scholarship on the Islamic State
• J. Mark Ramseyer’s work on the Japanese economy
• John Palfrey and Jonathan Zittrain’s research on Internet censorship
• Debbie Anker’s work on immigration law
• Corporate Law faculty's work on governance in a global economy
• Bill Alford’s work on disability in a global setting
• Charlie Donahue’s research on marriage in the Middle Ages
• Hal Scott’s white paper on corporate governance
• Alex Whiting’s examination of war crimes prosecution
• Jack Goldsmith’s work on state control in the age of the Internet
• Jody Freeman’s efforts on environmental law